Rehabilitation for ankylosing spondylitis in the era of biologics: Any room left for this treatment?

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1228-1230

  Lubrano, Ennio ^a   D'Angelo, Salvatore ^a,b   Spadaro, Antonio ^c   Palazzi, Carlo ^b   Olivieri, Ignazio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^b SAN CARLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETANERCEPT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY;

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; SPINE MOBILITY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 79960001465     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: 14992752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.110362     Document Type: Editorial

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